asked the Minister for Justice if he will state in relation to the Court of Criminal Appeal for each of the years 1925 to 1945 inclusive: (i) the number of appeals heard, (ii) the number of convictions quashed, (iii) the number of new trials ordered, and (iv) the number of cases in which there was an acquittal as a result of the new trial.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Court of Criminal Appeal.
The answer is in the form of a tabular statement which will be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
Year |
Number of Appeals heard |
Number of Convictions Quashed |
Number of Cases |
|
Conviction quashed and prisoner discharged |
Conviction quashed and new Trial ordered |
in which there was an Acquittal as result of new Trial |
||
1925 |
27 |
3 |
— |
— |
1926 |
34 |
3 |
— |
— |
1927 |
31 |
1 |
— |
— |
1928 |
31 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1929 |
32 |
1 |
— |
— |
1930 |
32 |
1 |
2 |
— |
1931 |
24 |
3 |
1 |
— |
1932 |
23 |
— |
1 |
— |
1933 |
42 |
3 |
2 |
(Nolle Prosequi entered in one case.) |
1934 |
49 |
1 |
4 |
2 (and Nolle Pro- sequi entered in one other case). |
1935 |
35 |
2 |
2 |
— |
1936 |
41 |
3 |
1 |
— |
1937 |
60 |
2 |
3 |
— |
1938 |
42 |
2 |
— |
— |
1939 |
43 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1940 |
52 |
2 |
— |
— |
1941 |
38 |
2 |
2 |
— |
1942 |
23 |
— |
2 |
— |
1943 |
73 |
3 |
— |
— |
1944 |
119 |
3 |
6 |
1 (and a plea of guilty to manslaughter accepted in one other case in which the accused had been convicted of murder). |
1945 |
117 |
4 |
5 |
4 |